Electric motor



Jan. 7, w36, J. MANNIX 026,42

ELECTRIC MOTOR Filed July .13, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l [UKN EY Jan. 7, 1936:, J. MANNax 2,02642 ELECTR IC MOTOR Filed July 13, 1934 2 SheeiS-Shee't 2 n 4 INVENTR 1: W Wwf BY y M Patented Jan. 79 1936 UNITED STATES y 2mm@ PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates in general to a. motor of the type described in Patents Nos. 1,856,146 and 1,856,147 which has an annular armature and a field divided into two sections one section being disposed within the armature. coaxially therewith and the other section surrounding the armature in concentric relation thereto. The ar mature includes a series of windings, and the motor includes a commutator and brushes cooperating therewith.4 Each section of the field includes at least two opposite poles, preferably two pairs of poles, each pair arranged in a common axial plane at right angles to the plane of the other pair, and the corresponding poles oi each section, for example the north poles and the south poles of each section, are arranged in opposed relation to the north poles and the south poles of the other section. One of the sections is rotatable, preferably the inner section, so that ythe poles of one section can be moved relatively to the poles of the other section to vary the extent of the magnetic fields actuating the armature so as to vary the speed of rotation of the armature.

When such a motor is operated by alternating current, considerable diiiiculty is encountered in sparking at the brushes, and also considerable variations in the power factor occurs with variations in the speed and load, and the power factor is low. d

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved means for preventing or reducing the sparking at the brushes of motors of this general type and to cause the motor to operate with a high and substantially constant power factor regardless of variations in the load or speed.

In motors of the general type described, the inner and outer sections of the field includes windings, and my invention contemplates the provision of two additional corrective windings for each pole of one section preferably the outer section, said corrective windings being in inductive relation to the main field winding, and one corrective winding being electrically connected in circuit with the inner and outer field sections while the other corrective winding is electrically connected in series with the winding of the other or inner field section.

Other objects, advantages and results of the invention will appear from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

For the purpose of illustrating the principles of my invention I have shown it in connection with (Cl. 172-276) p a motor having a construction substantially the same as that shown in the above-mentioned two patents, although it should be understood that the invention may be embodied in motors of different construction.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a ver- 5 tical longitudinal sectional view through the mctor,

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view p on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a. schematic view of the motor and lo its circuits, and

Figure 4 is a wiring diagram of the motor.

Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the reference character i designates the frame of the motor which is of the usual yconstruction and provided at one end with a bearing 2 supported by a spider integral with the frame, and at the other end with a bearing 4 in a spider E separable from the frame as 20 by screws 6 in the usual way. Within the frame and journaled ln the bearings 4 is a shaft 'l upon which is mounted an armature such as that shown in Patent No. 1,856,147. This armature comprises an annular or ring-like body section of and arranged substantially 'radially with re- 30 spect to the axis of the body portion. Within each of the openings 9 is arranged a winding or coll I0 about a core piece Il, preferably laminated, said coils or windings being insulated from the body portion in the usual way and being held against'niovement out of the openings by end plates i2-secured`to the respective ends of the body 8 as by bolts or screws i3. These end plates are preferably perforated or spider-like in form so as to permit ventilation of the coils i0. The 40 coils l0 are connected in series as usual and each coil is connected through a conductor i4 to one bar of the commutator which consists of the usual annularly arranged and insulated bars l5.

The commutator is concentric with the shaft 1 and is shown as mounted on a sleeve i6 having radial arms i'l which are connected by bolts I8 to one oi the end plates IZ, whereby the armature body 8 is mounted on the shaft l. Obviously the sleeve I6 must be fast on the shaft so that 50 the shaft will rotate with the amature.

The field of the motor includes an inner section A mounted on the end spider 5 and disposed coaxially with the armature 8 at the inside thereof, and an outer section B which is secured to concentric therewith. The inner section A consists of abase I9 rotatably mounted upon a bushing projecting inwardly from the spider 5. To one side lof this base I9 is secured a Worm wheel 2l which is rotatable upon the bushing 28. The worm wheel is also held against movement in an axial direction by any suitable means such as clips secured to the end spiderl and overlying the worm wheel. At the edge of the base I9 are a plurality of polel shoes 25 formed of laminations and arcuate concentrically with shaft 1, as shown in Figure 2. The laminations of the pole shoes 25 may be secured to the base.

' has a central opening 33 to loosely receive the shaft 'l of the motor and the bushing 28. and when in operation the core section is slipped within the pole shoes 25 with one of the arms 3| frictionally but separably engaging each of the pole shoes. Around each of the arms of the on the drawings, there are four pole shoes arranged in two pairs which are disposed at sub-- stantially right angles to each other, diametrically opposite pole shoes being similar and complementaL'that is, north or south poles. The coils 34 are connected in series with each other.

The outer field section includes four poles 43 arranged in two pairs, one pole of each pair being arranged directly opposite the corresponding pole of the inner eld section; that is, each north pole of the outer eld section is arranged at the outside of the armature opposite one north pole of the inner field section on the inside of the armature. These poles 43 are secured to the frame of the motor as by screws 44. Around each of the poles 43 is a winding 45, and these windings are connected in series with each other.

The motor is provided with four brushes 46, 41, 48, and 49, adjacent brushes being arranged at substantially right angles to each other, and the diametrically opposite brushes being connected to thesame side of the circuit. These brushes are mounted upon a disc of insulation rotatable upon a bushing 5I secured to the bearing 2 of the motor, and the disc is arranged to rotate so that the brushes may be rotated about the comrnutator.v

At thc side of the disc 58 opposite the brushes are two conducting bars 52 a! 'l 53 concentric with each other and the disc. The outer bar 52 is split at 54, while the inner bar 53 is continuous. Two of the brushes, in the present instance the brushes 46 and 4l, are electrically connected' v as by wires 55 to the bar 53, while the other 2,026,642 the frame l at the outside of the armature and rial in which the springs are mounted and the studs are slidable.

One of the brushes, preferably the upper one,

is provided with a handle for rotating the brushsupporting disc 50. y 5 For rotating the inner eld section A, I provide a worm 63 mounted on a shaft 64 journaled in the end spider 5 and meshing with a worm wheel allel with each other as shown in Figure 3. 15

To provide a `substantially constant and high power factor, I utilize two corrective windings for each pole of the field, preferably on the outer section, in inductive relation to the main eld winding and in series with the armature. wind- 20 ing. Referring particularly to Figure 3, one of these windings for each pole is designated 35,

and is connectedxin series with the'corresponding .ings 35 are also connected by a wire 3l in series vwith the parallel combination of the main outer and inner eldwin'dings 45 and 34 respectively.

'I'he other corrective winding for each pole is designated 38, and these windings are also in series with each other and are connected to one line` wire L, and by a wire 39 are connected in series with the inner field windings 34.

While the number of turns of wire in each of 35 the windings 45, 34, 35 and 38 may be widely varied I have found that windings 45 having 240 turns, windings 34 having 200' turns, windings 35 having .40 turns per pole, and windings 38 having 30 turns per pole, are satisfactory.

The corrective windings 35 and 38 are wound and connected in cumulative relation to the outer and inner, field windings and appear to have a transformer action with respect to the outer field windings 45. The corrective windings 38 being 45 in inductive relation to the windings 35 and 45, and the winding 38 being in series with the inner field winding 34, appear to bring the inner field section into phase with the outer field section, and the two .rrective windings stabiuze the 5 phase of the current in the outer and inner field sections. This results in a high and substantially constant power factor. It is well known that in motors of this general character the low power factor results from the inductance of the field and armature windings causing the current to lag behind the supply voltage in phase, and

ythe corrective coils of my motor appear to bring the current and supply voltage more nearly into 60 phase so as to stabilize the phase.

X 'Ihe operation of the motor will be understood from the foregoing, but it may be generally de scribed as follows. With the parts located as shown in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings, the 65 contact stud 5l is located between the ends of the contact bar 52 and out of electrical contact. with the bar so as to break the circuit through the motor. This construction thus serves as a switch. Upon rotation of the disc 50 in one 70 direction, the circuit is closed by contact of the' stud 5l with the bar` 52 and the armature starts to rotate in one direction. Assuming the brushes to be in the neutral position shown in Figure 3, when the brushes are rotated in the other direc- 75 Civ accesso tion, the armature is rotated iii tno direction opposite to that first described. The speed of ron tation of the armature can ce varied by rotating the brushes toward and from the neutral point. Therefore, both the direction ci rotation ci the armature and the speed thereof may be ccritroiied by simple movement oi tlie brushes, and iurn 'thermore when the brusiies are in neutral position the circuit is cutomaticaliy lcroisen by dis-u engagement of tide bar 52 irom tice contact stud Si.

The speed and direction ci rotation oi the armature may also be varied oy rotation of the inner eld section is. With the current closed by contact of the stud c? with the car 52, and the inner poles asrenged directiy opposite the cor responding outer soies and t'ne brushes, as shown in Figure 3, rotation oi the initier eid section by turning oi tiie hand wheel S5 will cause variations in the speed of rotation of the armature due to the movement ci tiie poies of the inner sections out ci aiinement witn the compiementai vso poles of the outer sections which changes the magnetic :fields aectirig the armature windings. Obviously, if desired, the rotatable brushes and the switcii and the circuit conti-oi mechanism including the contact bers c? and ti'and' the Contact studs Si and i3d, may ice omitted, and the usual fixed brush mechanism utiiized instead.

While I have siiown and described the inverntion as embodied in a certain type of motor and in certain details ci construction it should ce understood that this is primariiy for the purpose of illustrating the principios of the invention and that the invention can be utilized in other types of motor and many modifications and changes may be made in the details of construe tion without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An electric motor comprising an annular armature, a commutator and brushes, a eld including two sections one within said armature and the other outside of and concentric with the armature, each section including field cores and windings connected in res with said armature, and two corrective windings inductively related to one of said eld sections, one corrective winding connected in circuit with the windings of the inner and outer field sections and the other corrective winding connected in series with the windings of the eld section opposite that to which the corrective windings are inductively related.

2. An electric motor comprising an annular amature, a commutator and brushes, a eid in-z cluding two sections one within said amature wiiile the otheil corrective com@ and the other outside of and concentric wim armature, each section including eld com and. windings connected in series with said amiamo, and two corrective windings imiuctivel;P reated to the outer eld section, one conectivo g connected in circuit with the ci outer and inner ield sections and the other oorrective winding connected in series with winding of the inner field section.

3. An electric motor comprising an sa armature, a commutator and crimes, a iecluding two sections, one within saisiA and the other outside of and concentric -v tie armature, each section including fzeid coi-es windings connected in series with said esistere, and two corrective windings to one of said eld sections and in series with said armature, the of s outer and inner eid sections being parallel with each other, and one of eoi-E ce, rective windings being connected series said pardel combination of the c" v4.. are

series with the winding of the other iiei seeti e. An electric motor comprising e l armature, a commutatoi and brisizes, a ii cluding twosecticns one within f and the other outside oi and concentric armature, each section including '.ei c windings connected in series with sa; and two corrective windings Iindizcis to the outer field section and connecte is. series with the armature, tile windings er' said and inner fieid sections being connected pas lei vwith each other and one of said c- Windings being connected in series mitici tile parallel combination of said eid windings the other conectivo winding is in series with winding of the inner eld section.

5. in eiectric motor comprising an armature, a commutator and brushes, a eid iricluding two sections one within said armature and the other outside of and concentric the armature, each section including ileld cores and windings connected in series with said amarre, 4s 4 the windings of said outer and inner field sections being connected in parallel with each other, a corrective winding inductively superimposed upon the outer eldsection and having one terminal connected in series with the armature and 5o the other terminal connected to one terminal of each of the outer and inner ileld windings, and

a. second corrective coil superimposed inindcve relation to the outer eld section and the rst corrective winding and connected in series with 55 the winding of the inner field section.

JAMES HANNIX.

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